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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Before, people came at it with judgement. Now, positive curiosity." Daisy Abboudi on how #BLM shifted conversations about #Mizrahi and #Sephardi #Jewish identity, and why her generation was the first to say: what about us. New episode - out now. Links in bio #jewsky #jewishdiversity

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

After the fast, a feast! @timfranks.bsky.social on his first trip to NYC and how it changed his view of the Jewniverse. A bonus audio special for subscribers to the Substack! Links in Bio #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On Eruv Rosh Hashanah & with Shabbat tonight, a New Year gift for you. The BBC's @timfranks.bsky.social on being a Jew and a Journalist, and the argument about who gets to decide what a Jew is, and what happens when you refuse to be defined by others. Links in Bio - Subscribe now

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

@boardofdeputies.bsky.social picked a giant pickle to represent British Jewish culture this summer. Cute. Also very Ashkenazi, very Eastern European, very much not the whole story. New post: why Jewish food can't be reduced to one jar of vinegar! open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

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What's on your plate? (Beyond the Pickle)

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Once you're inside, it's very comfortable." Unless you are outside the 'Bubble' Renato Huarte Cuéllar on #Jewish #Mexico City: forty thousand people, sixty synagogues, every school and welfare institution you could need. New episode, recorded live at #Limmud25 Links in Bio

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

More highlights: @eylanezekiel.bsky.social (@whojewthinkur.bsky.social) in a roundtable on racism, diversity and British Jews; Maria Viets, curator of the Yiddishland Pavillion at Venice Biennale; Boaz Garfinkel & Shiri Vidan on housing policy and governmental naming in 1950s Israel #BIAJS2026

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Wonderful day at the 2026 @biajs.bsky.social conference. Grateful to @hannahewence.bsky.social and @bengidley.bsky.social for inviting @eylanezekiel.bsky.social to speak about racism in Jewish life. Learned so much from all especially Daniella Shaw.

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Eylan Ezekiel @eylanezekiel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Facing up to Racism WITHIN the Jewish community in the UK - a roundtable with @bengidley.bsky.social @hannahewence.bsky.social and (me) @whojewthinkur.bsky.social Monday lunchtime. Thanks to @biajs.bsky.social for inviting me.

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca on a Bombay childhood surrounded by Muslims, Christians, Parsis, and Hindus. Her father was Nissim Ezekiel, one of India's most studied poets from the Jewish Bene Israel community. Her own life tells an equally rich story. New episode out now. Links in bio. #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Nissim Ezekiel is a major figure in Indian literature. His influence still reaches us today, carried forward by his daughter, Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, a successful poet herself. On growing up Jewish in a Bombay of Hindus, Muslims, Christians & Parsis. New episode out now. linktr.ee/eylanezekiel...

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Come along to a live exploration of The Jewniverse, next Thursday evening, in London. It's gonna be interactive, challenging (at times), and a rip roaring ride from The Americas to East Asia, taking in Jewish pirates, Warrior Queens and so much more. Tickets www.mynnls.org.uk/event/intoth...

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Thanks to @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk for this one. New episode: Baghdad to the Andes, live at Jewish Book Week with @samanthaellis.bsky.social & Jordan Salama on Arab Jewish lives & what we carry across generations. #Shavuot felt like the right moment. Out now. Links in Bio. #ShabbatShalom

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Very excited that this episode is coming out this week, in time for Shavuot, on Friday. Subscribe to Listen, perhaps with cheesecake or,...maybe Kadeh, pastries filled with cheese; Kahee, buttered dough; or Sütlaç, rice pudding Thanks (again!) to @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk for their support

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thank you to the Jewish Greens @greenparty.org.uk for inviting @eylanezekiel.bsky.social to talk this evening: about Jewish diversity, the Podcast, Racism, and the power of pluralism. Special thanks to @ruthibrandt.bsky.social for hosting and to all those who came, to explore the Jewniverse!

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

After another painful week for so many, this #Shabbat, take a break from the news and meet Linda Dangoor, cook and Babylonian Jew - who serves up a wonderfully warm and flavoursome exploration of belonging. shows.acast.com/who-jew-thin... #jewsky #jewishdiversity

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Plural and Partial - Linda Dangoor | Who Jew Think You Are

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Kenneth Owele Okafor shares his journey of embracing Jewish African heritage, blending Ethiopian roots with British Jewish life. Explore his Black British Jewish story and more about intersectional Jewish identities at buff.ly/3CyK7wJ #jewsky #blacksky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

“Pretty much everything needs to change.” Daniel Jonas doesn’t hold back in Ep4 of S2. From Jewish education to rabbinic authority, from cultural dominance to how we imagine tradition — this is a conversation about the systems that exclude, and the need to rewire them. 🎧 Listen now #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Jews didn’t only come from Europe. Yaffa Judah’s family story—from Mumbai to Manchester—challenges the default narrative and reminds us how much we miss when we centre only one version of Jewish history. Link in Bio #jewsky #shabbatshalom #jewishdiversity #beneisrael

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

"Are we loser Jews?" Nina’s candid reflections on Tunisian Jewish identity, and the discrimination of Mizrachi Jews in France is a powerful testimony. Listen now in Ep3 of S1 #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Season 3 is now LIVE & it's a perfect time to return to the Jewniverse! #Pesach is built around telling stories and asking difficult questions - so we start with Daniel Jonas turning the mic back on @eylanezekiel.bsky.social "You've Got to Think for Yourselves" OUT NOW - Links in Bio

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Podcast Subscribers are getting exciting news later today! If you haven't yet subscribed, either via Substack or your favoured podcatcher (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, etc) - now is the time! Links in Bio

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#Shabbat shalom. Last week I had the joy of chairing a session at @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk's Jewish Book Week - a rich conversation with Jordan Salama & @samanthaellis.bsky.social about family, language, identity and the wider Jewniverse. Read more here open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

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A Podcaster Walks Into Jewish Book Week…

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

New Episode OUT NOW! Ever been the only one like you in the room—even in Jewish spaces? 🎧 Meet Yaffa Judah: Bene Israeli, North Londoner, ex-JSoc President, inclusion warrior. Spiced curries, synagogue politics, & the beauty of being “a bilingual Jew.” Episode links in bio #jewsky #shabbatshalom

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

If “Jewish identity isn’t linear or bounded” says something true to you - if the label 'Jew' just isn't enough - don’t miss tomorrow’s Season 2 finale. Subscribe, so it drops in your feed, and please share the Linktree to help new listeners find us. 🎧 linktr.ee/eylanezekiel...

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Super excited to be interviewing @samanthaellis.bsky.social and Jordan Salama in a few weeks at Jewish Book Week - and to find out that it has SOLD OUT!!!! Good news is that it'll also be a live recording for the podcast, so you can catch it later! jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/who-j...

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Who Jew Think You Are?: Live - Jewish Literary Foundation

Join Eylan Ezekiel, host of the Who Jew Think You Are? podcast, in conversation with authors Jordan Salama and Samantha Ellis for JBW 2026

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

“You cannot condemn racism out there while ignoring how it manifests at home.” The Board of Deputies’ own report on racism in the Jewish community was clear. We were handed a mirror. Then we looked away. buff.ly/s6bEdWP

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Star of stage and screen, Philip Arditti shares what it means to be a Turkish Jew navigating multiple identities - and why he connects with other recent migrants into the UK, more than British Jews. Catch up with 'Turk Passing' - S1 E1! 🎙️ #jewsky whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/turk-passi...

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

"I’m scared - truth be told. Most days it feels like I’m failing in the promotional duties of a content creator. It’s really hard not to feel that I’ve got this the wrong way round. Shouldn’t I be posting every day? Saying … ‘things’.?" whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/the-medium...

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Rebooting Jewish Diversity: a new post on our Substack, about the work of Reboot Studios @noamdromi.bsky.social , presented at the Limmud Festival. Subscribe and read - not least for the huge list of films that Noam shared. #ShabbatShalom #jewsky open.substack.com/pub/whojewth...

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Rebooting Jewish Diversity

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I was a Limmud virgin. ~ I was nervous, but it was fantastic, and I'd like to do it again! Read more here open.substack.com/pub/whojewth... #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Had an amazing few days at #limmud25 , including livestreaming the podcast conversation with Renato Huarte Cuéllar, about Jewish life in Mexico, and chairing a joyous session with Jewish cookbook authors. Huge thanks to the guests and, especially the support of the tech team!

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Claudia Mendoza sits at the centre of British Jewish leadership - at @thejlc.org - and she can see that our schools still don’t teach the full range of Jewish histories and identities. 🎧 Listen + subscribe — links in bio. #JewishDiversity #Adeni #Mizrahi #JewishEducation #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This Israeli dating ad uses two kids to make a joke out of rejecting a Yemenite boy. He shares his heritage, she shuts down instantly. It only works because #Racism between Jews is normalised. The ad was pulled, but the mindset runs deep. We need to confront it – to repair. #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

New episode! 🎧 Echoes of Eden at the table Claudia Mendoza, who leads thejlc.org - representing Britain's many Jewish organisations - shares what happens when heritage doesn’t fit the mainstream. Listen + subscribe now — links in bio. #jewsky #shabbatshalom #jewishdiversity

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

#ShabbatShalom y'all I've spent today talking to potential guests for Season 3, and there are already some fascinating stories ahead. Please subscribe and listen to Season 2 and tell me what you'd like to hear next! #jewishdiversity #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

“What does a Jew look like?” Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker’s story starts on India’s Konkan coast and shatters every simple answer. New episode "Memory as Resistance" - a conversation about colour, language, and belonging that won’t fit the usual frame. Subscribe and listen now Links in bio. #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

New Ep out now! 'Memory as Resistance' Eliaz Reuben-Dandeker grew up between Marathi, Hebrew, Hindi, and Urdu – and people still asked, “What are you?” He answers with food, photographs, and a deep love for the Bene Israel story. New episode out now. Links in bio

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

'For me, religion is an attitude to reality’ @michaellomotey.bsky.social speaks with calm strength: Black, Ghanaian, British, Jewish. Hope lives in how he builds a steady centre at home, even when the sukkah walls shake in the wind. Links in bio #jewsky youtube.com/shorts/VIiFP...

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S2 E8 Clip 1 FINAL Attitude to Reality

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

As #Shabbat comes in, we hold onto stories of resilience and belonging. This week @michaellomotey.bsky.social shares his journey — Jewish, Ghanaian, Black, Yorkshire, British — carried together in faith, family and hope. youtube.com/shorts/msU_I... Shabbat Shalom Links in Bio #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

After a painful week for British Jews, it feels hard to share new work. But as #Shabbat approaches so soon after the tears of Yom Kippor, @michaellomotey.bsky.social reminds us: ‘Shabbat is ... the greatest environmental move you could do.’ youtube.com/shorts/msU_I... Links in Bio #jewsky

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S2 E8 Clip 2 Shabbat as an environmental move

“Shabbat is not just tradition — it’s rest, wellbeing, and the greatest environmental move you could make. Michael Lomotey shares how weekly ritual grounds his Jewish life. Watch the full…

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The wonderful @samanthaellis.bsky.social reflects on the role of food in holding mixed or complex Jewish identities during her formative years. Hear the whole conversation by subscribing to the podcast. Links in bio. youtube.com/shorts/yOqHa... #jewsky

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Shana tova, peeps. May it be a year of health, of safety, and of collective liberation. ❤️‍

'Shana Tova! Happy New Year! May it be a year of health, community, solidarity, inspiration, fortitude, vision, connection, growth, wisdom, mutual care, learning, unlearning, integrity, mobilizing for justice, and, yes: unmitigated joy.

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

As #Shabbat ends, Jews around the world prepare for Rosh Hashanah, there is a LOT we are all hoping for in the year ahead. Above all, Peace. Join @samanthaellis.bsky.social reflecting on a community that survived an existential threat, and on preserving culture. Listen now - link in bio #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Excited to say that, ahead of #RoshHashanah, our new episode is with author @samanthaellis.bsky.social - talking about Judeo Arabic and Amba Check your podcatcher to listen now, or subscribe to join us in our exploration of the Jewniverse. shows.acast.com/who-jew-thin...

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Endangered, Not Erased - Samantha Ellis | Who Jew Think You Are

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

@eylanezekiel.bsky.social explains why he started the pod, in Episode 1 of Season 1! Subscribe now - to hear our conversations - with diverse guests - exploring the Jewniverse. Links in bio #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Jewish History isn't one thing. It's plural, interconnected, and far more Global than most think. This podcast explores Jewish Histories!! Listen to our podcast (links in bio) to learn more linktr.ee/eylanezekiel... #jewsky

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WhoJewThinkYouAre Podcast @whojewthinkur.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We can’t stop protesting or demanding change in #Israel. And there’s more we must do at home - to do the work of #AntiRacism If we won’t face injustice within, how can we ask for justice from others? whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/p/racism-by-... #JewishDiversity #jewsky #WhoJewThinkYouAre

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